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Jeff Thompson, Ph.D.

@JeffTPhD

Research Scientist @ColumbiaPsych @ColumbiaCPTD Crisis Negotiator (ret. NYPD Detective) Conflict/Leadership @LipscombCLPS PhD from Griffith U.

 New York City
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Joined November 2010
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PUBLISHED! We all deserve to have positive mental health and learn neuroscience-backed ways to enhance our resilience. Let my book help guide you on your path. #warrior21days @Warrior21Days (Coming to Amazon next month) lulu.com/en/us/shop/jeff-tho…
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We all experience daily stressors, crisis events, and struggles at work and in life. Regardless of our chosen profession or age, there is one certainty. Each day offers an opportunity to help others...

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Journal of CSWB@JournalCSWBMay 25
Reflective Commentary Stories are science: Celebrating 10 years of the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being and the advancement of narrative-based research by Jeff Thompson, Journal contributor and Guest Editor
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While incidents like hostage-taking involve suffering, hope can emerge. My newest @PsychToday article based on my in-progress research. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

Hope in Hostage-Taking and Kidnapping Incidents

While incidents like hostage-taking involve hardships and suffering, hope can emerge, supporting upward spirals of well-being and healing. It also inspires others.

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My latest research! frontiersin.org/journals/spa…
Frontiers | NASA leadership: utilizing awe-narratives to enhance wellbeing

Frontiers | NASA leadership: utilizing awe-narratives to enhance wellbeing

The wellbeing of astronauts on long-duration space missions is critical to current and future mission success. It is equally important that those who support...

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“The interview was like an easy yet philosophical discussion with a friend. The questions are thought provoking and the effort taken to respond reminded me of the moments I have forgotten or overlooked and until I was asked to reflect.” From my upcoming NASA Leadership study.
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“It struck me how much noise we live with every day—internally and externally. It’s easy to miss simple, essential things like water. Today's video didn't spur thoughts of past or future; it brought me into the present.” Via @5DaysOfAwe participant today.
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“I love taking a moment away from everything else and truly thinking about what I want to type out. Takes so little time and has such a big impact.” From a participant today taking part in the @5DaysOfAwe. #TheAweProject
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Excited for the @NASA Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop: For next few days I'm learning & interacting with space experts on resilience, behavioral health, team dynamics, + more. drive.google.com/file/d/1NiG… #NASAHRP #HRPIWS #IWS25
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Looking forward to the #ENUDoctoralConference24 on Dec 10th. Can’t wait to learn, network, and share my research! #ENUDCC24 Get a preview here via my @PsychToday article: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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“Experiences of awe are not determined by how much money you have in your bank account,” Dr. Thompson says. “Awe is accessible to everyone, everywhere, if we’re open to it.” Grateful to be part of this article: self.com/story/health-benefi…
Awe Can Do Wonders for Your Well-Being—If You Know Where to Look for It

Awe Can Do Wonders for Your Well-Being—If You Know Where to Look for It

It’s the closest feeling we have to magic, and it can have profound effects on your mind and body.

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Paula Vilén@vilenpaula5 Oct 2024
Thank you ex-NYPD hostage negotiatior @Columbia research psychologist Jeff Thompson for listing the #1 skill to have: “empathy, understanding somebody's perspective, what are they thinking, what are they feeling,  that helps you understand, why are they doing what they're doing”.
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Hearing inspiring words from Lt Thomas @AACOPD about the values of peer support and resilience. I’m proud to also share my @ColumbiaPsych work/research along with research by @DrJohnMann @ColumbiaCPTD.
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“What a wonderful feeling, when the minutia of our lives is feeling so big and heavy, to remember how tiny we are in this vast universe.” Give @5DaysOfAwe video a go this week (starts with 1-min of breathing first): youtu.be/Lfz1cYbnMUI?si=0BuG… #TheAweProject #NarrativeMedicine
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Good luck to @NYPDnews & @FDNY and a special thanks to @afspnational for working with both teams to #StopSuicide. Earlier in the week both teams attended an AFSP sponsored workshop in partnership with @ColumbiaPsych.
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“…hostages seem to get lost as people don’t know a lot about it. It’s close to our hearts now, and we hope that by taking part we can help raise money for Hostage International.” — Philippa Grant More on the great group @hostageus: hostageinternational.org/new…
20For20:Challenge for All - Mother and son duo sign up — Hostage International

20For20:Challenge for All - Mother and son duo sign up — Hostage International

Hostage International - supporting the families of hostages and hostages after they return. We also provide bespoke training to organisations around family support.

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“Narratives serve to structure and comprehend life events, recognizing that these accounts are influenced by individual and societal settings.” Excellent reflection from my @lipscomb grad student in the @LipscombICM program. #narrativemedicine #narrativepsychology
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“The narratives we tell about experiences we've had and the meaning we make out of those experiences through the avenue of sharing our stories play into identifying and aligning with our ‘True North’.” (2/2)
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And this one too! “It is not only data that we are receiving when we hear a narrative, it is how we are affected as human beings by the storyteller. The practice and the research are not able to be separated.”
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And another: “To connect the dots between this paper and Jeff's slide deck from our first in-person class weekend, narratives play an important part in the compass we each develop to help us navigate life, work, relationships, etc. well…” (1/2)
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Working together to #StopSuicide. Bringing my @ColumbiaPsych & @EdinburghHSCP research together to support @FDNY and @NYPDnews soccer team members. And all thanks to the support of @afspnational!
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I’m exactly where I want to be - training @ColumbiaDPS to get better at what they’re already really good at: conflict management, negotiation & deescalation. Happy to be adding in #narrativemedicine & therapy techniques too.
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Briefly describe what you like most: "The participation engagement. The scenarios were very related to what we do in Public Safety." "Very informative, interactive, and thought provoking. A+." "The training was insightful and extremely informative to current events on campus."
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